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Confirmation Of The Structural Dimensionality Of The Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale (Fourth Edition), Gregory J. Boyle
Confirmation Of The Structural Dimensionality Of The Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale (Fourth Edition), Gregory J. Boyle
Gregory J. Boyle
The new Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale (fourth edition) seemingly represents an important advance in design and construction over the earlier form L-M. The latest version of the instrument (SB-IV) is purported to index both crystallized intelligence (Verbal and Quantitative Reasoning Areas) and fluid intelligence (Abstract/Visual Reasoning Area) structural dimensions respectively. Given the prominence of modem information processing theories of cognition, a separate Short-Term Memory (STM) Area is also provided. The authors provided confirmatory factor analytic (CFA) evidence to support their claim for the construct validity of each of the four cognitive ability areas. However, several inconsistent factor loadings were apparent, for …
Factor Structure Of The Differential Emotions Scale And The Eight State Questionnaire Revisited, Gregory J. Boyle
Factor Structure Of The Differential Emotions Scale And The Eight State Questionnaire Revisited, Gregory J. Boyle
Gregory J. Boyle
The Differential Emotions Scale (DES-IV) and the Eight State Questionnaire (SSQ) are two separately developed multidimensional instruments purported to index simultaneously a number of fundamental emotional/mood states. The two instruments combined quantify some 20 primary mood states, which, in practice, may provide too complex a picture to be of benefit in many applied and research settings. Attempts to derive higher-order mood-state factors from both the DES-IV and the SSQ have yielded somewhat inconsistent results. In. this paper an attempt was made to resolve this issue by reanalysing data collected from 450 Australian tertiary college students. The results indicated that there …